Puno

(DAY268 : Cuzco - Puno : 245 miles)


We headed to Puno with Cecilia and Stybba's company, and had a beautiful ride on a llama infested road.

Puno is not quite a place to visit, but it can shock you with a delicious pasta. More importantly, it's on the shores of a must see lake, right next to some must visit people.

Lake Titicaca is South America's largest, and world's highest navigable lake. Centuries ago, fed up with Inka agression, a tribe of people have relocated to this lake to continue their lives in peace, on floating islands of totora reeds. The descendants of the Uros still continue the life-style, but now sustain it through tourism rather than fishing. Not only are the islands made of reed, but so are Uros' homes, boats, and handicrafts. Did I mention they also eat the stuff?


Approaching the Uros Islands.










A new style home.








I'm all shook up, uh-a-hah!..